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Athens mushroom buyer robbed

published Thursday, September 13, 2012

A 25-year-old Athens man was robbed early Thursday by some men who he thought were going to help get him “a substance,” Athens-Clarke police said.

The victim met the three robbers at a convenience store on Gaines School Road about 12:15 a.m. When he told them he was looking to buy hallucinogenic mushrooms, the men told him to follow them in his car to Laurel Oaks Apartments nearby, police said.

All four men got out of their cars at the complex, where the robbers asked the victim how much money he had, according to police.

The victim showed a wallet that contained just $20, and one of the men grabbed it then drove off with his accomplices, police said.

Police said the victim was unable to give good descriptions of the suspects or their car.

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